DevOps Engineer (Level I, II, III) (6904)

MetroStar•Reston, VA

About The Position

The DevOps Engineer designs, operates, and improves shared cloud and DevOps platform services used by multiple customer mission teams. The role supports Linux-based environments, AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, and load balancing, containerized services using Docker or Podman, and CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins or GitLab. It provides reliable, secure, and reusable platform capabilities while customer teams retain ownership of application-specific pipelines, releases, and delivery processes. This position has openings at Levels I, II, and III, with candidates assessed for the best placement. It requires an active TS/SCI clearance and 4–10+ years of relevant hands-on experience. The stated salary range is $170,000–$260,000. The position may also be eligible for performance-based bonuses, company-paid training or certifications, referral bonuses, and other incentives. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI clearance.
4–10+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps, platform operations, cloud infrastructure, site reliability, automation, or infrastructure engineering.
Experience administering and troubleshooting Linux systems in production or mission environments.
Experience supporting AWS infrastructure, such as EC2, S3, RDS, Security Groups, and/or load balancing.
Experience building, running, troubleshooting, and/or supporting containerized workloads, such as Docker and/or Podman.
Experience building CI/CD pipelines from scratch, such as with GitLab and/or Jenkins.
Experience with Git-based source-control workflows.
Ability to automate infrastructure and processes using Python and/or Bash.

Responsibilities

Engineer, administer, automate, and sustain shared platform services that support multiple customer teams.
Build, maintain, and troubleshoot shared Linux-based cloud and DevOps services used by multiple customer mission teams.
Provision, configure, troubleshoot, and optimize AWS infrastructure and services, including EC2, S3, RDS, and Elastic Load Balancing capabilities.
Support the operation of containerized services and workloads.
Configure, administer, integrate, and troubleshoot CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins and/or GitLab.
Develop and maintain automation scripts, configuration patterns, deployment procedures, and reusable technical solutions to improve platform reliability and repeatability.
Integrate shared platform tooling with source control, artifact repositories, authentication/authorization services, security tooling, monitoring, logging, and ticketing systems as applicable.